• n. 譏諷；嘲弄

來自拉丁語quibus,怎樣，如何，哪方面，何種程度，來自PIE*kwo,疑問代詞詞干，詞源同 quality,quantity,who,how.引申詞義吹毛求疵，盯著小問題不放，逃避問題實質。

quib (n.)

evasion of a point, 1540s, from Latin quibus "by what (things)?," dative or ablative plural of quid "in what respect? to what extent?; how? why?," neuter of relative pronoun quis (see who). "[A]s a word of frequent occurrence in legal documents ... hence associated with the 'quirks and quillets' of the law." [OED]. Also compare quibble.